I only have one major problem with the Blackhawks winning the Cup this year: Daniel Carcillo, Stanley Cup Champion. so, so, so, so, so, so wrong.though I guess Andrew Ference, Two-Time Stanley Cup Champion really wouldn't have been much better.......

I hoped Chicago would win only because I didn't want an entire league of Boston clones, that would be unwatchable, not to mention unbearable. Now, maybe, this game can take a step outta the stone age and stop the subtle interference, holds, and all the crap that's "playoff hockey". I never liked this is a penalty during the regular season, but come playoff time new rules. The notion of let the boys play, don't let the officials dictate the game is laughable, when calls become arbitrary based on score, time of game, flow of the game, then the officials are dictating the outcome. We all know a lot of of players push the envelope to gain an advantage, regardless of the rule book, and having a "playoff" rule book only exaggerates that sitiuation. Thankfully, talent won out in this final, so hopefully the shift towards an faster up and down game takes hold. I didn't watch all of this final, but I was encouraged by what the Hawks were able to do to the Bruins. I think it can only help the league as a whole .

pressure=9Pa wrote:Crowds starting to go nuts near Madison and in Wrigleyville. This is the second time in my life I'm glad I get a Chicago tv station.

I was there! It was a wild group but very well behaved given the circumstances and what we have seen elsewhere recently. I am happy for the Hawks, my second favorite team by a considerably large margin. They're a good team, a fun team, their fans are pretty great, and the city is awesome.

since1970 wrote:I hoped Chicago would win only because I didn't want an entire league of Boston clones, that would be unwatchable, not to mention unbearable. Now, maybe, this game can take a step outta the stone age and stop the subtle interference, holds, and all the crap that's "playoff hockey". I never liked this is a penalty during the regular season, but come playoff time new rules. The notion of let the boys play, don't let the officials dictate the game is laughable, when calls become arbitrary based on score, time of game, flow of the game, then the officials are dictating the outcome. We all know a lot of of players push the envelope to gain an advantage, regardless of the rule book, and having a "playoff" rule book only exaggerates that sitiuation. Thankfully, talent won out in this final, so hopefully the shift towards an faster up and down game takes hold. I didn't watch all of this final, but I was encouraged by what the Hawks were able to do to the Bruins. I think it can only help the league as a whole .

why would they change anything? They got to the CUP with that style. Nothing will change, it never does.

Crazy ending to the game and series and I can't help but laugh at those Boston players. Talk about a dagger in the heart. I don't like that Chicago won, as I straight don't like them for some reason, but whatever. What I find interesting is that it wasn't their skill precisely that won them the series but their hard play in front of Rask. They went hard at him, put the puck on the net, looked for deflections, etc.. Like we couldn't do that. (puke face).